Two former Socceroos were today recognised with Honours in the Australia Day Honours List, with Tim Cahill appointed an Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia and Craig Foster appointed a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia.
In its citation, the Council for the Order of Australia acclaimed Cahill “for distinguished service to football as an elite player at the national and international level, and to charitable and sports organisations”, while recognising Foster “for significant service to multiculturalism, to human rights and refugee support…
After earning her first call-up to the CommBank Young Matildas earlier this year, Naomi Chinnama has gradually found her feet with the U20 Women’s National Team.
Playing her A-League Women’s football with Melbourne City, Chinnama is emerging as one of the next generations of defenders and believes her recent exposure to international football – and potentially the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ – will be an important part of her education.
“This is very new for me,” she said. “My first camp was the New Zealand series camp [in April] and getting used…
Football Australia’s referee department has reviewed the decisions from last night’s Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s 2021/22 Round 8 fixture between Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC.
During the match, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR)recommended an on-field review for two penalty area incidents.
The first instance was for a penalty kick awarded for a tripping offence by Central Coast Mariners defender Kye Rowles during additional time…
The Socceroos’ upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Chinese Taipei will be available for viewing on a number of platforms.
Australia's next match on the journey to the FIFA World Cup 2022 will take place on Tuesday morning at 5am (AEST) and will be available on Fox Sports, Kayo Sports, ABC TV, and the My Football Live App.
Socceroos fans can stream the upcoming qualifier live and free on Kayo Sports through their Freebies account which can be activated by downloading the Kayo Sports app or visiting www.kayosports.com.au/freebies.
READ: How to watch Socceroos' FIFA World Cup Qualifiers…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has today announced a ground-breaking partnership with the ACT Government and Capital Football that will see the Caltex Socceroos and Westfield Matildas play international matches in Canberra and the development of a new ‘Home of Football’ in the nation’s capital.
The whole football community in the ACT will benefit from the deal, reached after extensive discussions between the parties, and FFA Chief Executive David Gallop AM said he was delighted with the outcome.
“This exciting partnership will see the Caltex Socceroos play a FIFA World Cup…
Central Coast Mariners FC goalkeeper, Anthony Pavlesic has been named as captain of the Subway Joeys for this week’s AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023™ Qualifiers.
On scholarship with the Mariners, the 16-year-old ‘keeper from Fairfield in western Sydney has been chosen by Australian Under-17 National Team Head Coach Brad Maloney to lead the team in Shepparton (5 – 9 October) after impressing the coaching staff with his leadership qualities.
In becoming captain, Pavlesic follows in the footsteps of current Subway Socceroos’ captain, Mat Ryan, who is also the starting goalkeeper for his…
Fans will be able to enjoy a variety of different activities at Stadium Australia pre-match and post-match before our game against the USA on Saturday.
The precinct surrounding Stadium Australia will have activities and pop-up experiences for fans to enjoy, adding to the matchday experience and making our game against the USA one to remember.
The Wiggles will be providing pre-match entertainment before the game, performing Advance Australia Fair. This performance marks the first live public performance by the recently expanded Wiggles line-up.…
Futsalroos’ Head Coach Miles Downie has selected a 14-player squad to compete in the ASEAN Futsal Championships 2024, Thailand.Set to take place in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Terminal21 Korat from 2-10 November 2024, the Futsalroos have been drawn into Group B alongside Indonesia, Myanmar, and Cambodia.The squad consists of a mix of new and established players with Jonathan Barzel (Football NSW) returning to the national fold for the first time since 2022, while Peter Politis (Football NSW) and Corey Sewell (Football VIC) are in-line to make their debut for the Men’s National Futsal team.The…
Football Australia has confirmed the Match Official appointments for Round 18 of the Isuzu UTE A-League 2022/23 season.
For the list of appointments from 24-26 February see below.
Shaun Evans will officiate his 150th A-League Men's match on Saturday in the game between Melbourne City and Sydney FC.
Evans will become only the fifth referee to whistle 150 matches in the A-League, and the 16th official in all men’s national league matches since the National Soccer League commenced in 1977.
Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix - Industree Group Stadium
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It's less than two weeks until the CommBank Young Matildas kick off their FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™ campaign and Sarah Hunter is excited to show that the young guns can "stick it to the best."
It's really exciting, it's come around so quickly," she said when asked about how she's feeling ahead of her first major international tournament.
"It took some time to sink in, how big it really was [to be selected for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022™]. It is such a major tournament, especially for women's football in Australia…
Socceroos’ Head Coach Graham Arnold has named his 26-man squad to represent Australia at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.
Goalkeeper Mathew Ryan will captain the side in Qatar at what will be his third FIFA World Cup, with Mathew Leckie the other player in the squad selected to represent Australia at a FIFA World Cup for the third time.
This year’s tournament will be the second FIFA World Cup for Aziz Behich, Milos Degenek, Jackson Irvine, Jamie MacLaren, Aaron Mooy and Bailey Wright, with seventeen players selected in a FIFA World Cup squad for the first time.
The second workshop on experiments with video assistant referees (VARs) in football will be hosted by Major League Soccer (MLS) from 19 to 21 July in New Jersey, USA.
It follows on from the kick-off workshop in the Netherlands in May, when interested competition organisers found out more about the requirements they need to meet in order to take part in the two-year trial overseen by The IFAB.
The three-day workshop will be attended by more than 20 leagues and associations from across the globe, including Australia.
MLS is one of a number of competitions in six countries already…
In preparation for their AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2024 Qualifiers in September, the Subway Olyroos will participate in the prestigious Maurice Revello Tournament in Aix-en-Provence, France from 5 June – 18 June 2023.
Joining Australia’s U-23 men’s national team will be eleven other U-23 national teams from across the globe including Bolivia, Costa Rica, France, Ivory Coast, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Togo, and Venezuela.
As a minimum, teams will play four matches, where they have been drawn into three groups, with the top team and the best placed runner-up…
Football Australia announced in March the historic recognition of the 1975 Australian Women’s National Team who competed at the AFC Women's Championship as the “First Matildas.”Two players from that team, captain Pat O’Connor and Trixie Tagg, sat down with Football Australia ahead of receiving International Caps numbered “O1” to acknowledge their contribution.They discussed the rise of women’s football in the 1970s, the support they received, and what it means to be acknowledged as the First Matildas.Alongside her husband and coach, Joe, Pat was one of the earliest advocates for women's…
Australia enter their second half of Round 3 FIFA World Cup Qualifying with a trip to United Arab Emirates where they face China on Wednesday morning (AEDT).
Graham Arnold's outfit were held to a scoreless stalemate by group leaders Saudi Arabia on their long-awaited homecoming, and will be eager to return to winning ways against the nation they defeated 3-0 in Doha three months ago.
Once again, the action will be broadcast live and free on Australia's 'Home of Football,' Network Ten.
The Subway Joeys take on Vanuatu U-19 in their closing game of the 2024 PacificAus Sports Football Tour on Wednesday, 21 August at 2:00pm AEST.It is the final match for Brad Maloney’s Australian U-17 side as part of their tour, having split their two-match friendly series against the Solomon Islands U19s, experiencing a 2-1 loss before bouncing back with a 4-1 win.Football Australia appreciates the support of the Australian Government, through PacificAus Sports, which has made the tour possible.How to watchLike both matches against the Solomon Islands U-19, the game against Vanuatu U-19 will…
Football Australia is pleased to announce that Queensland’s Casey Reibelt will whistle this Sunday’s 2022- 23 Liberty A-League Women’s Grand Final between Western United FC and Sydney FC at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.
This will be Casey Reibelt's second appointment as the referee for a W-League/A-League Women’s Grand Final, having also presided over the 2013 decider between Melbourne Victory FC and Brisbane Roar FC at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne.
Additionally, Reibelt has also been a Grand Final Additional Assistant Referee (AAR) in both 2019 and 2022, as well as Fourth Official on four…
Football Australia has today issued a further seven bans to spectators as part of the organisation’s ongoing investigation into the unacceptable events that unfolded during the A-League Men’s match between Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC at AAMI Park on Saturday, 17 December.
Today’s announcement brings the number of bans issued by Football Australia following the Melbourne Derby to 17, with Football Australia continuing to work with Victoria Police on other persons of interest.
This latest round of bans involves people ranging from 19 to 28 years of age, with one life ban and…
The Australian Women's National Football Team and Australia’s favourite national team, the CommBank Matildas, have once again showcased their unparalleled appeal by selling out three successive matches in Perth, Western Australia.This impressive feat extends their record to an extraordinary 11 consecutive sell-outs, a streak beginning from the pre-FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ send-off game against France and continuing through the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ itself.Two of these exhilarating matches in Perth (Match Day 1 on 26 October and Match Day 3 on 1 November) are being held at the 20,000…
Football Federation Australia (FFA) today reaffirmed its commitment to work with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) to send teams to Tokyo next year following confirmation that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and host nation Japan will endeavour to reschedule the Games of the XXXII Olympiad.
IOC President Thomas Bach together with Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, made the announcement earlier this week, and noted that there is an intention to reschedule the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – which will maintain the same name – by no later than the northern summer of 2021. …
